yutori education

noun

A Japanese education policy that reduced the hours and content making up primary education, with the aim of lowering stress among students.

Similar
relaxed education
OriginJapanese ゆとり →
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Meanings

nounyutori education (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeducationA Japanese education policy that reduced the hours and content making up primary education, with the aim of lowering stress among students.

    Synonyms: relaxed education

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Japanese education policy that reduced the hours and content making up primary education, with the aim of lowering stress among students.

Similar
relaxed education
Also see
relaxed education

Origin

  1. Japaneseゆとり
  2. Englishyutori education

From Japanese ゆとり (literally “leeway”).

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